Nuzzled in the often bustling district that is Collegetown, Madison Social has become the friendly neighborhood bar of Florida State. With a stadium view, friendly staff, good drinks and great food—it has fast become a must visit for any resident or visitor of the city.

On Monday, September 21, MadSo revealed their new menu to the world. Some of these additions include a Meatball Grilled Cheese, Short Rib Tacos and Greek Nachos. We were lucky enough to try everything last Saturday and the event was set up as a friendly, tapas style, three course meal.

The first course was all the "social plates." This included the Greek nachos (which our second-generation Greek Managing and Digital Editor approved of, and he’s been to Greece twice.)

Alongside the nachos came a pot of delicious mussels and a cucumber and red pepper hummus platter. The mussels started sweet but went down with a little kick that was noticeable but not overpowering.

The second course was the handhelds, also known as the food coma inducers. Starting with the meatball grilled cheese, it was hard to want to try anything else. With a large quality meatball surrounded by melted cheese on a delicious slice of toasted bread, this is a great food to soak up a few happy hour drinks. Alongside this beautiful concoction was the short rib flatbread, the new AC Slagle and Portobello Bleu. The AC Slagle is a very modernized, very protein heavy version of the classic BLT.

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The final course is what they referred to as the fork and knife portion of the menu. This started off with the short rib tacos. Topped with red cabbage and a chipotle lime drizzle, this is arguably the best new item on the menu. The kale-based detox salad came next. The name here says it all. Shaved Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and toasted almonds topped with a lemon honey Dijon vinaigrette make this a refreshing, healthy addition to your diet. Lastly was the coconut pesto pasta. This one is a little tough to explain without trying it. The best way so say it is that this dish is truly refreshing. A refreshing pasta sounds a little oxymoronic, but you'll have to try it to see what we mean.

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Along with all of these fantastic new food items, Madison Social managed to keep all the popular items such as the BLT dip and steak sandwich on the menu. Not only did they keep these popular items, but they improved them by using better, even higher quality ingredients.

Perhaps MadSo’s greatest quality as your favorite, friendly neighborhood bar of Florida State isn’t its great atmosphere, good beer and great food but its willingness to change and improve. The new menu is just another step in the bar’s evolution into a Tallahassee institution.